She took up training as back-up for Jean-Pierre Haigneré on the French-Russian
Perseus mission in May 1998, and in July 1999 she became the first woman to
qualify as a Soyuz Return Commander. In November 1999, Claudie Haigneré ...

In June 2002, Claudie Haigneré was appointed to the post of Minister for
Research and New Technologies by the French Prime Minister. Jean-Pierre HaigneréJean-Pierre Haigneré started his astronaut career when he was
selected to be a ...

Date of sighting: Feb 20, 1999 Location of sighting: Earths OrbitMission: Russian MIR StationEyewitness: Jean Pierre Haignere
Take a look at this silver disk. Can the detail get any better than that? No way! This is one amazing photo of a UFO.